The Ospreys team to play Ulster at Kingspan Stadium on Sunday 20th May 2018, 3.05pm KO is as follows:
15 Sam Davies
14 Jeff Hassler
13 Ashley Beck
12 Owen Watkin
11 Hanno Dirksen
10 Dan Biggar
9 Tom Habberfield
1 Nicky Smith
2 Scott Otten
3 Dmitri Arhip
4 Bradley Davies
5 Alun Wyn Jones (Capt)
6 Dan Lydiate
7 Justin Tipuric
8 James King
REPLACEMENTS
16 Ifan Phillips
17 Rhodri Jones
18 Ma’afu Fia
19 Adam Beard
20 Sam Cross
21 Matthew Aubrey
22 Cory Allen
23 James Hook
The following players are unavailable for selection due to injury
Scott Baldwin – Foot
Dan Baker – Knee
Josh Cole – Knee
Olly Cracknell – Shoulder
Dan Evans – Foot
Kieron Fonotia – Hamstring
Keelan Giles – Knee
Hugh Gustafson – Achilles
Dafydd Howells – Shoulder
Paul James – Shoulder
Ben John – HIA
Will Jones – Ankle
Rob McCusker – Calf
Brian Mujati – Shoulder
Sam Parry – Chest
Rory Thornton – Shoulder
Rhys Webb – Knee
Head Coach, Allen Clarke, said:
“It’s a big game, no doubt, and there is a prize for both sides at the end of it.
“Both teams want to be playing in the Champions Cup next season. You earn the right to play in the elite competition and, for ourselves and Ulster, it all comes down to this one game.
“As a collective, we’ve had to work hard to put ourselves into a position where we are one win away from qualification. We’ve come from somewhere where absolutely nobody would have backed us to get through, after we lost in Connacht in February, and we did that by digging in, staying tight as a team and working hard together to put together a run of results that has put us where we are.
“Ulster are a very good team and they will have home advantage but our preparation, our focus, has been all about us and that will be the case again for 80 minutes on Sunday.”
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